Ralph Drayton
@rddrayton.bsky.social
Historian of science and medicine, esp. c.1250-1700, esp. France, esp. medical authority, astrology, religion, and magic
Portland, Oregon, the biofilm
Portland, Oregon, the biofilm
Parv and I had a great time, and we’re so glad you organized it. Maybe one day again…?
November 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Parv and I had a great time, and we’re so glad you organized it. Maybe one day again…?
Fortunately, Portland is the last place they’d flee too lol
November 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Fortunately, Portland is the last place they’d flee too lol
The MLB brain trust has been trying to ruin it for years, e.g., the DH in the NL, interleague play to the point of making even divisional rivals meet infrequently, etc.
November 2, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The MLB brain trust has been trying to ruin it for years, e.g., the DH in the NL, interleague play to the point of making even divisional rivals meet infrequently, etc.
Sorry for all the replies lol. But you hit on a topic…!
October 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Sorry for all the replies lol. But you hit on a topic…!
I got to quote these lines as a guest lecturer in a modern European history course (though I’m a medievalist— long story) to talk post-WWII British pop music UC Davis c. 2004. A super fun lecture to give, and the Kinks featured heavily in it. Loved their reaction to hearing about Lola.
October 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I got to quote these lines as a guest lecturer in a modern European history course (though I’m a medievalist— long story) to talk post-WWII British pop music UC Davis c. 2004. A super fun lecture to give, and the Kinks featured heavily in it. Loved their reaction to hearing about Lola.
As a later teenager (c. 1982), I was in Tower Records in Sacramento. A couple of younger kids were a couple of bins over, and one says to the other, “The Beatles? That’s Paul McCartney’s old band.”
October 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
As a later teenager (c. 1982), I was in Tower Records in Sacramento. A couple of younger kids were a couple of bins over, and one says to the other, “The Beatles? That’s Paul McCartney’s old band.”
I got to see them once at the Cow Palace in SF, in 1983. Then saw Ray Davies here in Portland at the Crystal Ballroom in 2008, a really great acoustic show.
October 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I got to see them once at the Cow Palace in SF, in 1983. Then saw Ray Davies here in Portland at the Crystal Ballroom in 2008, a really great acoustic show.